Super Bomberman R Sales - Konami to revive IPs?

Having been a fan of Bomberman since the SNES days, it warms me to know that Bomberman is doing so well in his return. I was so saddened when Bomberman got bit by the mini-game bug, and then he was just left to rot in Konami's basement, but I now have something related to the franchise to be happy about.

I haven't gotten R myself, and I'll get to that sometime down the line. (Also, perhaps 64 and The Second Attack could get onto the Switch's eShop?)

Bomberman is a fun game, I used like it when I was a kid.
I hope there will be more Silent Hill in the future, I liked the series a lot.
As for Castlevania, I wish IGA would be a part of it again some day. Now I am just happy for Bloodstained and feel very satisfied.

So I'm bumping this thread for a few reasons:

• Super Bomberman R continues to sell well! It even got 17th in the March NPD!
  
• A recent patch was released that made massive improvements to the game and addressed most concerns.
  
• New, FREE DLC was recently announced (you may have to C&P the URL for this to work) introducing some new playable characters. Who are they?

and last but not least.........

Do they have different abilities/moves or is this more just a cosmetic thing?

Eh if they revive anything, it'll probably be a 2d or handheld Metal Gear. Since both instances games were made outside Kojima-san.

Ghost Babel 2? Or wait, Snake's Revenge Deux.

It's by no means a bad game. Just making the observation that both good and bad have been done without Kojima-san.

I like Bomberman, and it's really nice to see it back.
I was really surprised when I saw it announced, I just couldn't believe it, it felt like a dream (a lot of the games coming to the Nintendo Switch are really making me happy in general, I like how there are so many indie games, many with physical releases, like Cave Story, and as such, there are a lot of good games, especially Metroidvanias, which is really good, most of the games on the Switch in general have a really nostalgic value to them, it excites me a lot, I keep imagining more about the future than what's already here, 2018 seems promising, Bloodstained alone already sold me, but the fact there are a whole lot of other games that caught my attention is also great).

Back to the subject of Konami.

If they actually revive the old IPs, that would be great.

Castlevania, Gradius, maybe Contra too?
They have so many good IPs, it really makes me just joyful to imagine all the possibilities.
The fact they're referencing their games is already something, just like they used to in the old days, when they're games were filled with references to each other.
Oh well, if that happens, I can seriously get a little bit of hope even for the most unlikely things, like Goemon, Parodius and maybe even Getsu Fuuma Den. Who knows? It's stretching the line a lot, I know, but I'm just having some hope here.
I mean... I can dream, right?

Well, I mean, as long as they let the Hudson people keep working on actually making things we want to play instead of... WHATEVER the eff' Konami THINKS we want to play, things should be fine, I guess.

I get the impression Konami has, for the longest time, tried to figure out what people want and some devs have some ideas. The only problem is that the "captain of the boat" happens to be deaf, blind, and also very stupid.

Simon, Vic Viper and Pyramid Head were also in it before.
While it's nice, I wouldn't be too hopeful about the future just yet.
But it's already something.